This week I was able to listen to a very rare station from the US state of New Mexico here in Salzburg on mediumwave. KDKA from Pittsburgh transmits on 1020 kHz and is actually the only station there that can be heard regularly. On 23 October I heard slow Spanish music instead of KDKA and suspected WURN from Florida, but did not follow the weak signal any further. On 27 October the music programme was heard again and Julius Hermans in Holland also listened to the station with his Lowe HF225 receiver and a 1 metre frame. He managed to find a WebSDR receiver in Crowley, Texas – relatively close to New Mexico – playing exactly the same programme on 1020 kHz – and with the help of Paul Crankshaw in Scotland the station was identified as KCKN, Roswell, New Mexico. An impressive achievement by Julius! It was only through his log and recording that I was able to identify the New Mexico station here beyond doubt. Probably one of the first medium-wave receptions from New Mexico in the German-speaking world. Now it’s time to find a contact to the station to verify the reception of the 41st US state on mediumwave here from Salzburg.
October 26, 2021 very nice afternoon signals from the Far East around Japan and Korea in the mediumwave band. Here are my logs from Salzburg:
612 1545 J JOLK NHK Radio 1, Fukuoka 9029 km 747 1540 J JOIB NHK Radio 2, Sapporo/Ebetsu 8712 km 774 1540 J JOUB NHK Radio 2, Akita 8931 km 828 1540 J JOBB NHK Radio 2, Osaka/Habikino 9214 km 1134 1530 KOR HLKC KBS 3 Radio, Hwaseong 8502 km 1143 1610 KOR Radio Free Korea, Deogyang-gu/Hyeoncheon-dong 8473 km 1206 1530 CHN Yeonbyeon Joseonmal Bangsong, Yanji/Longjing 8165 km 1224 1600 J JOJK NHK Radio 1, Kanazawa 9086 km 1242 1545 J JOLF NBS Nippon Hoso, Tokyo/Kisarazu 9359 km 1278 1550 J JOFR RKB Mainichi Hoso, Fukuoka 9015 km
Received with G33 Excalibur PRO/CSO, 20 meter loop with Bonito ML052 amplifier.
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The signal strengths are still low in places around 17.00 UT, but autumn is coming in leaps and bounds. RX: SDR G33 Excalibur PRO, ANT: Single K9AY, 40 mt.
2021-09-18 810 1638 IND AIR West, Rajkot A (GJ)5794 km 846 1650 IND AIR West, Ahmedabad A (GJ)5898 km 918 1655 IND AIR North, Suratgarh (RJ)5518 km 990 1659 IND AIR North, Jammu A (JK)5344 km 1008 1700 PAK Radio Pakistan, Hyderabad (shd)5384 km 1026 1750 IRN IRIB Radio Tabriz, Azarshahr (eaz)2867 km 1143 1745 TWN Radio Taiwan Int., Baisha/Chiangmei Ts’un (PG)9224 km 1206 1710 IND AIR East, Bhawanipatna (OR)6905 km 1242 1712 IND AIR North, Varanasi A (UP)6483 km 1260 1740 PAK Radio Pakistan, Peshawar (kpk)5024 km 1269 1730 IRN IRIB Radio Ardabil, Khalkhal (ard)3079 km 1278 1730 IRN IRIB Radio Kermanshah, Kermanshah=Bakhtaran (ksh)3172 km 1305 1730 IRN IRIB Radio Bushehr, Bushehr (bus)3861 km
2021-09-17 747 1730 IRN IRIB Radio Yazd, Yazd/Fahraj (yzd)3909 km 765 1830 IRN IRIB World Service, Chah Bahar (sib)4812 km 819 1730 EGY ERTU Al-Barnameg al-Aam, Batrah (dqh)2428 km 819 1730 IRN IRIB Radio Mazandaran, Chalus (mzd)3354 km 837 1730 IRN IRIB Radio Esfahan, Esfahan/Habibabad (esf)3633 km 846 1730 IND AIR West, Ahmedabad A (GJ)5898 km 891 1830 IRN IRIB Radio Dena, Deh Dasht (kba)3693 km 918 1730 IND AIR North, Suratgarh (RJ)5518 km 936 1730 IRN IRIB Radio Azarbayjan Gharbi, Fesanduz (waz)2915 km 972 1730 IND AIR East, Cuttack A (OR)7084 km 972 1730 KOR HLCA KBS Hanminjok Bangsong 1, Dangjin (ccg)8514 km 1008 1830 GRC ERA Net/ERA 2/ERA Sport, Kerkyra (ion-ker)1074 km 1008 1800 CHN CNR 1, Kunming/Anning NRTA501 (YN)7943 km 1026 1730 IRN IRIB Radio Tabriz, Azarshahr (eaz)2867 km 1107 1730 AFG Radio Afghanistan, Kabul/Pol-e Charkhi (kab)4820 km
2021-09-16 585 1730 IRN IRIB Radio Farhang, Gheslagh (qzv)3318 km 594 1900 ARS SBA Idha’at ul-Nedaa al-Islam, Makkah (mkh)3789 km 612 1800 JOR Jordan Radio Main programme, Shobak (man)2722 km 648 1800 UKR Radio Krym Realii, Chonhar (KH)1640 km 657 1730 IRN IRIB Radio Gilan, Kiashahr (gln)3202 km 666 1730 IRN IRIB Radio Fars, Shiraz/Dehnow (frs)3942 km 684 1730 ARS SBA Radio Jeddah, Jeddah/Bahrah (mkh)3773 km 729 1730 GRC ERA Proto Programma, Athínai/Agios Stefanos (att-est)1394 km 747 1800 IRN IRIB Radio Yazd, Yazd/Fahraj (yzd)3909 km 765 1830 IRN IRIB World Service, Chah Bahar (sib)4812 km 810 1730 IND AIR West, Rajkot A (GJ)5794 km
The Pacific-Asian Log (PAL) by Bruce Portzer has been updated to the August 2021 issue. This PDF with now 379 pages is one of the best sources for the Asia and Pacific DXer. A clear recommendation! To download: http://www.radioheritage.net/ By the way, you can make a small donation to the Radio Heritage Foundation via PayPal, the work on this extensive project has really earned it.
Slowly, the first stations from Asia can be heard again in the evenings in the medium wave band here in Salzburg. Tonight DWUN-AM, UNTV Radyo La Verdad, Malabon/Manila around 21.00 UT on 1350 kHz. WinRadio G33 Excalibur PRO, K9AY;
Even without a space wave, many stations from Eastern and Central Europe can already be heard on medium wave at 17.30 UT.
540 1730 HNG MR1 Kossuth Rádió, Solt (BaK) 466 km 549 1730 SVN Radio Koper/Radio Slovenija 1, Beli Križ (kp) 269 km 576 1730 BUL BNR Horizont, Vidin/Gramada (RPS2) (vdn) 874 km 630 1730 ROU SRR Radio Timisoara, (TM) 656 km 639 1730 CZE RadioDvojka, Brod/Liblice (ST) 274 km 648 1730 SVN Radio Murski Val, Murska Sobota (ms) 272 km 657 1730 I RAI Radio1, Pisa/Coltano (pi) 518 km 756 1730 ROU SRR Radio România Actualități Boldur (TM) 710 km 792 1730 CZE Rádio Dechovka, Hradec Kralove/Stěžery 324 km 810 1730 MKD MR Sat (Radio Makedonija), (EA) 974 km 873 1730 HNG MR4 Nemzetiségi Adások, Pécs/Kozármisleny (Pec) 450 km 900 1730 I RAI Radio1, Milano/Siziano (pv) 411 km 909 1730 ROU SRR Radio Cluj Cluj-Napoca/Jucu (CJ) 817 km 936 1730 I RAI Radio1, Venezia/Campalto (ve) 277 km 954 1730 CZE Radio Dvojka, Dobrochov (JM) 341 km 981 1730 CZE Rádio Cesky Impuls, Líbeznice/Bořanovice (PR) 272 km 999 1730 I RAI Radio1 (FM), Volpiano (to) 501 km 1053 1730 ROU SRR Radio Iași, Iași/Lețcani (IS) 1083 km 1062 1730 CZE Country Radio, Praha/Zbraslav (PR) 246 km 1071 1730 CZE Radio Plus, České Budějovice/Husova kolonie (JC) 160 km 1098 1730 SVK SRo 5 R.Patria, Nitra/Jarok (NR) 369 km 1116 1730 HNG Dankó Rádió, Miskolc (BAZ) 579 km 1152 1730 ROU SRR Radio România Actualității, Cluj-Napoca/Jucu (CJ) 817 km 1170 1730 SVN Radio Capodistria, Beli Križ (kp) 269 km 1179 1730 ROU SRR Radio România Actualități (CS) 734 km 1188 1730 HNG MR4 Nemzetiségi Adások, Marcali/Kisperjés (Som) 363 km 1251 1730 HNG Dankó Rádió, Szombathely (Vas) 282 km 1314 1730 ROU SRR Antena Satelor/Radio Bukarest/Bukaresti Rádió, Timisoara (TM) 656 km 1332 1730 CZE Radio Dvojka, Moravske Budějovice/Domamil (VY) 234 km 1350 1730 HNG MR4 Nemzetiségi Adások, Győr/Sárás (GMS) 343 km 1386 1730 LTU Radio Baltic Waves International, NHK, Viešintos (Ute) 1189 km 1404 1730 ROU SRR Radio Cluj Sighetu Marmației/Vadu Izei (MM) 811 km 1449 1730 I RAI Radio1, Belluno/La Costa (bl) 207 km 1458 1730 ROU SRR Radio România Actualități (CT) 1263 km 1476 1730 AUT Museumsradio AM, Bad Ischl (sal) 44 km 1530 1730 ROU SRR Radio România Actualitad, Rădăuți/Mihăileni (SV) 958 km
It feels like you hear almost only thunderstorms in the medium wave band this summer, much stronger than the last few years, plus very weak signals that never come from a preferred direction. Nevertheless, there is always something to be heard at sunrise.
2021-06-25 1240 0240 PRU Radio Cumbre, Huancayo/Chilca (jun) 10872 km 1270 0230 ARG Radio Provincia de Buenos Aires, La Plata (ba) 11591 km 1280 0245 CAN CFMB, Montréal/Saint-Mathieu (QC) 6254 km 1290 0250 B Rádio Timbira do Maranhão, São Luís (MA) 7876 km 1350 0230 ARG Radio Buenos Aires, Burzaco (ba) 11611 km 1390 0245 USA WEGP, Presque Isle (ME) 5821 km 1400 0230 GRD Harbour Light of the Windwards, Carriacou/Tarleton Point (cpm) 7827 km 1470 0230 PRU Radio La Mega, Lima/Pantanos de Villa (lim) 11015 km 1570 0235 CAN CJLV, Laval (QC) 6258 km
2021-06-24 1270 0245 ARG Radio Provincia de Buenos Aires, La Plata (ba) 11591 km 1290 0300 B Rádio Timbira do Maranhão, São Luís (MA) 7876 km 1350 0245 ARG Radio Buenos Aires, Burzaco (ba) 11611 km 1380 0258 PRU Radio Nuevo Tiempo, Lima (lim) 10959 km 1400 0245 GRD Harbour Light of the Windwards, Carriacou/Tarleton Point (cpm) 7827 km 1470 0300 PRU Radio La Mega, Lima/Pantanos de Villa (lim) 11015 km 1500 0250 PRU Radio Santa Rosa, Lima/San Miguel (lim) 11010 km
Today the single K9AY antenna was installed in perfect weather, loop range now 40 metres, reception performance and switching of direction (Asia/South America) works excellently.
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